St. Stanislaus

History

The author has been researching Polish families since 1983, and was on staff at the Peoria Arizona North Stake LDS Family History Center from 1987 to 2003.

St. Stanislaus was Milwaukee’s first Polish parish, and the only Polish parish to include place of origin in marriage and death entries with any consistency. Although the microfilmed death register extends from 1866 to 1920, the individual’s place of origin was often listed as “Poznan,” “Prussia,” “Poland,” “Europe” or left the column blank.

This index omits persons whose place of origin was listed as Prusy (Prussia). With one possible exception, it also omits all deaths of persons whose birthplace was within Milwaukee County.

If there is a Tilde (~) after a letter it means that the original letter was a polish letter, and therefore pronounced differently than the American combination of letters.

The author’s apologies for incorrectly spelled surnames; some handwriting was difficult to read. The same applies to the places of origin themselves, most of which were unfamiliar to the author, and perhaps to the priest himself. In some an “educated guess” or “correction” is included in brackets. For the most part, however, the place of origin is a literal transcription.

If this index helps you locate your ancestor’s place of origin, say a prayer of thanks for Father P. Szulercki, who was solely responsible for maintaining St. Stan’s death register for the years 1895 to 1911.

An index of St. Stan’s marriage records for the period 1900-1909, listing brides’ and grooms’ parents and places of origin, is available from the author for $12.00, post paid.

PLEASE NOTE: I am not affiliated with any of the cemeteries or organizations listed on these pages. I am happy to answer general questions, but would not have more specific information other than what you see listed without doing additional research. If you need help with your research, please see the lookup page for a list of volunteers and paid services that can help.